Houston County (Alabama)
The Houston County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Dothan.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme southeast of Alabama, on the south by Florida's northern border, to the east by Georgia and has an area of 1506 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Geneva County, Dale County and Henry County.
History
Houston County was formed on February 9, 1903 from parts of Dale County, Geneva County and the Henry County. It was named after George Smith Houston, a governor of Alabama.
Demographics
2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 88 787 people in Houston County. Of these, 1,148 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 35,834 households and 25,119 families. The population density was 64 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 73.08 percent White, 24.60 percent Black or African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.62 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.39 percent from other races groups; 0.92 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.26 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 35,834 households out of which 33.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 52.5 percent lived married couples living together, 14.1 percent were single mothers, 29.9 percent were non-families, 26.4 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95 persons.
25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males to females age 18 and over, there 86.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 34,431, and the median income for a family $ 42,437. Males have a median income of $ 32,092, women $ 21,409. The per capita income was $ 18,759. 11.8 percent of families and 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
In Dothan Dothan Area Botanical Gardens, the, a 200,000 m² botanical garden is located.
Places in Houston County
- Alaga
- Ardilla
- Ashford
- Avon
- Barber
- Barrett
- Big Creek
- Brannon stand
- Clark Crossroads
- Columbia
- Cottonwood
- Cowarts
- Crosby
- Dothan
- Dupree
- Enon
- Five Points
- Garretts Crossroads
- Gordon
- Grange castle
- Greenacres
- Hodgesville
- Jones Crossroads
- Kelly Springs
- Keytons
- Kinsey
- Love Hill
- Lucy
- Madrid
- Merritts Crossroads
- Mullins
- Pansey
- Pearce
- Peterman
- Philadelphia
- Pleasant Plains
- Rehobeth
- Sealy Springs
- Sigma
- Smyrna
- Southern Junction
- Stateline
- Tabernacle
- Taylor
- Terry Crossroads
- Webb
- Wick castle
- Williams
- Wilson Quarters